Forecaster
CS

Chris Sutton

Public forecaster · BBC · As of 2026-08-31

Brier Index
62.0 /100

n = 35 resolved · Rank 15 · Raw Brier: 0.144

Latest resolution

“Japan finishes first in its group at the 2026 FIFA World Cup [Group F].”

False

Brier Index

62.0 → 62.0 (+0.1)

Overall rank

15 → 15

Full evidence trail →

Topic overview

Group stage 61.9 (29)
Other 70.9 (5)
Knockout & winner 78.0 (1)

Grouped categories with Brier Index (0–100, higher is better) and resolved count. Sample sizes remain modest.

Resolved predictions

“Brazil finishes first in its group at the 2026 FIFA World Cup [Group C].”

True
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: July 2026 Group stage

“Germany finishes first in its group at the 2026 FIFA World Cup [Group E].”

True
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: July 2026 Group stage

“Senegal finishes first in its group at the 2026 FIFA World Cup [Group I].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: July 2026 Group stage

“Argentina finishes first in its group at the 2026 FIFA World Cup [Group J].”

True
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: July 2026 Group stage

“England finishes first in its group at the 2026 FIFA World Cup [Group L].”

True
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: July 2026 Group stage

“Spain finishes first in its group at the 2026 FIFA World Cup [Group H].”

True
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: July 2026 Group stage

“Colombia finishes first in its group at the 2026 FIFA World Cup [Group K].”

True
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: July 2026 Group stage

“Turkey finishes first in its group at the 2026 FIFA World Cup [Group D].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: July 2026 Group stage

“South Korea finishes first in its group at the 2026 FIFA World Cup [Group A].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: July 2026 Group stage

“Switzerland finishes first in its group at the 2026 FIFA World Cup [Group B].”

True
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: July 2026 Group stage

“Belgium finishes first in its group at the 2026 FIFA World Cup [Group G].”

True
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: July 2026 Group stage

“Paraguay finishes second in its group at the 2026 FIFA World Cup [Group D].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: July 2026 Group stage

“Canada finishes second in its group at the 2026 FIFA World Cup [Group B].”

True
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: July 2026 Group stage

“Mexico will beat South Africa 1-0 in their opening World Cup 2026 Group A match [Mexico City, 11 June 2026].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: June 2026 Match

“South Korea will draw with Czechia 1-1 in their World Cup 2026 Group A match [Guadalajara, 11 June 2026].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: June 2026 Match

“Canada will draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-1 in their World Cup 2026 Group B match [Toronto, 12 June 2026].”

True
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: June 2026 Match

“USA will draw with Paraguay 1-1 in their World Cup 2026 Group D match [Los Angeles, 12 June 2026].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: June 2026 Match

“Qatar will lose to Switzerland 0-2 in their World Cup 2026 Group B match [San Francisco, 13 June 2026].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: June 2026 Match

“Brazil will beat Morocco 2-1 in their World Cup 2026 Group C match [New York, 13 June 2026].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: June 2026 Match

“Haiti will lose to Scotland 1-2 in their World Cup 2026 Group C match [Boston, 14 June 2026].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: June 2026 Match

“Australia will draw with Turkey 2-2 in their World Cup 2026 Group D match [Vancouver, 14 June 2026].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: June 2026 Match

“Germany will beat Curacao 3-0 in their World Cup 2026 Group E match [Houston, 14 June 2026].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: June 2026 Match

“Ivory Coast will draw with Ecuador 0-0 in their World Cup 2026 Group E match [Philadelphia, 15 June 2026].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: June 2026 Match

“Netherlands will lose to Japan 1-2 in their World Cup 2026 Group F match [Dallas, 14 June 2026].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: June 2026 Match

“Sweden will draw with Tunisia 1-1 in their World Cup 2026 Group F match [Monterrey, 15 June 2026].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: June 2026 Match

“England will beat Croatia 2-0 in their World Cup 2026 Group L match [Dallas, 17 June 2026].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: June 2026 Match

“Ghana will beat Panama 2-1 in their World Cup 2026 Group L match [Toronto, 18 June 2026].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: June 2026 Match

“Portugal will beat DR Congo 2-1 in their World Cup 2026 Group K match [Houston, 17 June 2026].”

False
Published: June 2026 · Resolved: June 2026 Match

“France wins the 2026 FIFA World Cup”

False
Published: August 2026 Winner

“Morocco beats Canada 2-0 in the last-16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup”

False
Published: July 2026 FIFA World

“France beats Paraguay 5-0 in the last-16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup”

False
Published: July 2026 FIFA World

“Norway beats Brazil on penalties in the last-16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup”

False
Published: July 2026 FIFA World

“England beats Mexico 2-1 in the last-16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup”

False
Published: July 2026 FIFA World

“Spain beats Portugal 3-1 in the last-16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup”

False
Published: July 2026 FIFA World

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Ordered by resolution date (most recent first), then publication date. No editorial ranking applied. Sample sizes remain modest; treat scores as provisional.

Score composition

Individual Brier contribution of every resolved prediction in the overall mean (as of 20260831T180355Z · brier-1.0.0). Lower is better. Overall score is the pure mean of these values.

Prediction Brier
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-aus-tur-2-20.048
pred-2026-08-03-sutton-france-wins-the-2026-fifa-world0.048
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-ned-jpn-1-20.058
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-qat-sui-0-20.062
pred-2026-08-04-sutton-norway-beats-brazil-on-penalties0.062
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-civ-ecu-0-00.068
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-hai-sco-1-20.073
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-kor-cze-1-10.078
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-swe-tun-1-10.084
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-usa-par-1-10.090
pred-2026-08-04-sutton-morocco-beats-canada-2-0-in-the0.090
pred-2026-08-04-sutton-france-beats-paraguay-5-0-in-the0.090
pred-2026-08-04-sutton-england-beats-mexico-2-1-in-the0.090
pred-2026-08-04-sutton-spain-beats-portugal-3-1-in-the0.090
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-gha-pan-2-10.096
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-paraguay-2nd0.102
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-mex-sa-1-00.102
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-eng-cro-2-00.109
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-japan-group0.122
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-southkorea-group0.122
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-por-cod-2-10.130
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-argentina-group0.144
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-turkey-group0.144
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-bra-mar-2-10.144
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-spain-group0.160
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-ger-cuw-3-00.160
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-germany-group0.176
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-england-group0.202
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-senegal-group0.203
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-brazil-group0.230
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-colombia-group0.270
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-belgium-group0.270
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-switzerland-group0.336
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-canada-2nd0.360
pred-2026-06-10-sutton-can-bih-1-10.423

Scores are mean Brier scores (lower is better). Only resolved predictions are included. Sample sizes remain modest for many topics; treat rankings as provisional.